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Haifa U. archaeologists find bronze mask of Pan
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA bronze mask of Pan, the Greek mythology god of shepherds and flocks and companion of the nymphs, was found during excavations by Haifa University archaeologists in the National Park of Sussita in the north of the country.
According to Dr. Michael Eisenberg, bronze masks this big – larger than life-size – are extremely rare regardless of the figure represented.
“Most known bronze masks from the Greek and Roman periods are miniature. Curators of the world’s largest museums that I turned to all said they had no knowledge of another mask like the one we found in Susita,” he says.
The Pan mask found recently is the first of its kind in the world and unique in size.
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